David R. Nygren
Encyclopedia
David Robert Nygren is a particle physicist known for his invention of the Time projection chamber
. He currently works at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
, where he has worked since 1973. He has been called "the most distinguished developer of particle detection instruments in the country".
Nygren is a fellow of the American Physical Society
.
Time projection chamber
In physics, a time projection chamber is a particle detector invented by David R. Nygren, an American physicist, at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in the late 1970s...
. He currently works at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting unclassified scientific research. It is located on the grounds of the University of California, Berkeley, in the Berkeley Hills above the central campus...
, where he has worked since 1973. He has been called "the most distinguished developer of particle detection instruments in the country".
Nygren is a fellow of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
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Honors and awards
- 1998 - W.K.H. Panofsky PrizePanofsky PrizeThe Panofsky Prize is an annual $10,000 prize given to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in experimental particle physics, and is open to scientists of any nation. It was established in 1985 by friends of Wolfgang K. H...
in Experimental Particle Physics - 1995 - Distinguished Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 1985 - Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award